“Cool Change” and crew won the “best decoration” award
It was a ducky day to go sail and go to the fleet cruise!
Starnes Island at 654.5 on 3/21/09. Look for the Osprey's nest in the tall tree on the upper right.
Gary and John on Catalina 30, “Somewhere in Time”
Bonnie, Robert and Sheila on Catalina 250 “Flying Cloud”
Bonnie (Cheryl's guest) at the helm on Robert and Sheila's boat
Barry's Cove at 654.5 on 3/9/09. The dock is under construction and will be moved (we sure hope so!)
dock workers
Kathi and John on Catalina 27, “Cool Change”
Kathi with her flashing shamrock necklace!
John had a Lucky Ducky
Lane on C22 Inquitas
Catalina 30 “Somewhere in Time”
“Somewhere in Time,” approaching the raft-up
Lane, with Tom, Paul, and Jane on his Catalina 22
Here comes Lane
Here comes Joy on their “new” Catalina 25, “Irish Ayes”
Joe loves their “new” C25, “Irish Ayes”
Time to eat!
Lots of green (and other) food!
Robert made the Irish Stew with beef, carrots, celery, onions, and more. It was delicious!
Lime bars
Green cookies
John G brought Irish Beer
John times two
Kathi and Lane
Tom, Lane's guest, enjoyed the Irish Stew
the gathering
Top of the morning to ya, Gary!
Lane and Jane
Lane's guests, Tom and Paul
John wore his green shoes!
Here comes Keith, sailing solo into the cove
One turn and Keith solo sailed “Sweet Sue” next to the fleet. No problem!
Keith
Keith liked the wheel of the C250
Is the Irish flag White, Orange and Green?
Cheryl in green
Nina and Salvador on their Hunter 23
Salvador and Nina on their Hunter 23
Nina and Salvador were glad to have Irish Stew
Co-host Sheila tested our knowledge of St Patrick's Day. We were all pretty smart.
Names of winners were drawn from a hat by Sheila (with Joy and Bonnie watching). Many prizes were “Saints” medallions.
Gary won a medallion of Saint Brendan, Patron Saint of Sailors!
Saint Brendan, circa 460-577, Patron Saint of sailors and mariners
7 boats, 17 sailors
One boat slipped out of the middle of the raft-up, so we had to readjust
Lane, crew and his Catalina 22 Inquitas
Keith on Catalina 27, “Sweet Sue” 3/21/09. (Photo by Salvador)
Our fleet was well-anchored. Maybe too well. Robert's anchor was hung up on a tree stump, so he had to cut the line. He retrieved it the next day.
